A Glimpse of the Life & Art of Madison Woods
@WildOzark
Where I write about my art, and share bits of our life out here in the wild Ozarks near Kingston, Arkansas.
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Read more: Pretty Birds! Grosbeak at the FeederTwo new birds for us here at Wild Ozark. We’ve never seen either of these before. They’re both males.…
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Read more: Rain Makes Waterfalls!Three of our favorite waterfalls hide in a steep little holler. They’re beautiful and when it rains, they really flow. Over the past twenty-four hours…
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Read more: In Honor of Forests- Two Worthy Fundraisers for Earth DayWe all depend on trees. A single tree planted in an urban lawn is better than no tree, but the larger collectives of forests are…
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Read more: Black Cohosh or Doll’s Eyes? Companion Look A-LikesBlack Cohosh or Doll’s Eyes? Trying to differentiate between black cohosh and doll’s eyes before they come into bloom, has been frustrating. It’s very easy…
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Read more: Earth Day Festival in Bella Vista, AR at the ARCSaturday April 22, Wild Ozark will bring the Nature Boutique to the Earth Day Festival in Bella Vista (Arkansas) at the Artist Retreat Center otherwise known…
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Read more: April Spring flowers in the Ginseng HabitatLots of flowers in the ginseng habitat right now. The following are just a sample. Wild Ginger If you don’t mind getting down on the…
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Read more: Wild Ozark Ranked in the Top 100! Also, Don’t Let Your Feed Reader Hijack Your Author/Reader Relationship.Top 100 Nature Blogs Wild Ozark is honored to announce that it was recently listed on the Feedspot curated list of Top 100 Nature Blogs.…
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Read more: Early Spring Plants of the Woodlands in Madison County ArkansasI got a late start photographing the early spring plants this year (2017). They started without me and I’ve already missed some of them. These…
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Read more: Sunrise Sounds at Wild OzarkIn the mornings, we don’t hear highway noise of people rushing to get to work on time. Our sunrise sounds belong to nature. Sunrise Sounds…
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Read more: A Guest Post from Martin James WoodMy guest today is sharing his nature essay. Please welcome Martin James Wood to your Wild Ozark space. Pull up a chair, grab a cup…
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Read more: Compost SifterRocks are everywhere here at Wild Ozark. Even when I rake leaves or clean out the chicken house I get rocks mixed in. A compost…
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Read more: The Ozark Winds of March and Strong Signs of SpringThe Ozark winds of March have been blowing strong since maybe before March even began. But last night really trumped all of our weather-related excitement.…
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Read more: Starting Seeds and Straightening TinesYesterday I decided it was time to get busy starting seeds for our garden. Hauled the seed vault out and began the painful process of…
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Read more: Ginseng Jams & Nature Art Cards on a Chilly DayI’ll be in the Kingston square with the Wild Ozark booth on Saturday selling ginseng jams, nature art, and fairy gardens. Chilly Day For weeks…
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Read more: Get Outside in Nature! America’s National Parks CelebrationEvery year, the U.S. National Park Service offers free park entrance days at America’s National Parks. Today was a free day, and I’ve missed the…
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Read more: Sunrises, Opportunities and Rising EarlyBeautiful sunrise. Seeing the sunrise is one of many daily opportunities. I have lots of photos of Gloria, the tree silhouetted above. But most of…
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Read more: Watching for Witch Hazel FlowersWitch Hazel Flowers Witch hazel flowers are an interesting sight to behold. The petals on the small flowers are thin and wild. The shrub blooms…
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Read more: Join me at the 8th Annual Agroforestry Symposium in Columbia, MOJanuary 26, 2017 We’ll be there representing Wild Ozark and I’ll be participating in the discussion panel for medicinal plant growers and entrepreneurs. Come out…
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Read more: Feathered Rovers, a PoemA little time alone watching a flock of birds in the woods today inspired a poem. My poetry is infrequent and when the drive to…
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Read more: Ginseng Habitat Demonstration GardenAnnouncement: The garden will NOT be open during May 2019. It will be open during April, and from June through September. The Wild Ozark Ginseng…
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Read more: Bringing Hay to Horses in SnowAfter yesterday’s post where I reveled in the fact that we’d actually had a decent snowfall, we went out in the cold to bring hay…
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Read more: Can’t see the Trees for the Forest, or rather, Snowflakes for the SnowYesterday we only had a little bit of snow and each little snowflake was easy to see and photograph. Now it is like not being…
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Read more: Special Little SnowflakesFirst Snowfall 2017 A couple of snowflakes flurried around the other day, but today is the day I’m counting as Wild Ozark’s first official snowfall…
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Read more: How to Identify Plants in the Wild, How to Search and Find CluesEarlier this year I surveyed my newsletter members for their top questions. Here’s one about how to identify plants found in the outdoors. Top Questions It’s…
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Read more: Product Review: STABILicers Ice Cleats make Slippery Slopes a Cinch!When it gets icy here, just walking down the back steps is a feat, but making my rounds to feed the critters is the whole…
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